The Friends of Old Brampton Church

Helping to preserve our local history
for future generations

We are delighted to welcome you to these pages. Better still,
come in person
to enjoy the beauty and history of the Church. We hope you find
something of
interest here, and if you want more information, please click on the
'contact
us' link on the left.

The Friends of Old Brampton Church is an organisation
that exists to
help in the work of preserving, restoring, improving and caring for
this
beautiful historic building, its furnishings and its grounds. The
Church is in
the heart of the Parish of Old Brampton which includes Old Brampton
itself,
Hemming Green, Wigley, Eastmoor, Ingmanthorpe, Wadshelf, Cutthorpe,
Holme Hall,
Linacre Woods and Ashgate. (Please note that we
are in the process of applying for eligibility for Gift Aid
tax reclaim - we do not currently have the charitable status.)

The Church is a Grade 1 listed building and has a long
history. There was a
Church on this site from circa 1100 AD and elements of the Norman
church remain
to this day.

The building is used for regular worship, funerals, baptisms
and other
celebrations and remembrances and is very popular for weddings. The
cost of
maintaining the building over the centuries has been met by patronage
and
central church funds but now depends primarily on fundraising by the
congregation, on donations and on limited grants.

We believe it is of great importance to ensure that this
building is
preserved for future generations who live in and those who simply visit
the
community, to enjoy and it is to this end that the Friends raise funds
beyond
that which the Church Family - the worshippers - can sustain - for its
continued upkeep.

Church of St. Peter and St. Paul

What's in it for a "Friend"?

You will help in the preservation
and development of this
historic and attractive building and its value to both the local
community and
visitors, and thus help guarantee its availability to future
generations.

You will help to preserve Old
Brampton's and the West of
Chesterfield's heritage.

You will receive an occasional
Newsletter with the latest
news and developments and invitations to special events organised by
the
Friends.

You will be invited to
participate in the Annual General
Meeting of the Friends.